2nd Edition

Global Think Tanks Policy Networks and Governance

By James G. McGann, Laura C. Whelan Copyright 2020
178 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This completely revised edition of Global Think Tanks: Policy Networks and Governance provides a clear description of, and context for, the global proliferation of think tanks. It explores the origins, development, and diversity of think tanks and policy networks, discusses past and current issues facing transnational think tanks, and considers the possible future challenges and developments.... Read more

Introduction

1 National, regional, and global think tanks: catalyst for ideas and action

2 Emergence of think tanks in the policy world: the United States and beyond

3 New institutional structures: global think tanks and policy networks

4 Impact of emerging technologies on global think tanks and global governance

5 Transnational think tanks and policy networks in action

6 Challenges and opportunities for global think tanks and policy networks

7 Conclusion

Biography

James G. McGann, PhD, is a senior lecturer at the Lauder Institute of the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, and the director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania.

Laura C. Whelan is a Benjamin Franklin Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, and a research assistant and summit coordinator intern at the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP).